Tacalcitol in the Treatment of Acquired Perforating Collagenosis

• Main Authors: J.C. Escribano-Stablé (Author), C. Doménech (Author), J. Matarredona (Author), J.C. Pascual (Author), A. Jaen (Author), J. Vicente (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Acquired perforating collagenosis (APC) is a rare perforating dermatosis characterized by transepidermal collagen elimination. We describe a 65-year-old patient, with long-standing type 2 diabetes mellitus and a 2-year history of itchy hyperkeratotic nodules situated on the back, who was subsequentl...